Oak Ridge city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oak Ridge city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.7%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-39%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.3 pp (-29.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.3 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.5 pp (12.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +1.0 pp (21.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.9 pp (-16.1%) |